We hope you'll take advantage of several opportunities in the next few days to sit in on some Career Connections sessions with alumni talking about working in their chosen fields. Students of ALL majors, as well as faculty, administrators, staff and alumni are encouraged to attend any or all of these programs.
Homecoming 2011
Career Connections Program
Wednesday, Oct. 5
| 2 p.m. |
School of Music Alumni Workshop, Kaeuper Hall – Perkinson Music Center |
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- Jarrett Johnson ’01, Grammy Award winning vocalist, songwriter, producer; performer with a cappella groups Chapter 6 and m-pact, Los Angeles, CA
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Friday, Oct. 7
| 1 p.m. |
Art Alumni Panel – K128 |
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- Ben Cohan ’06, Asst, Professor of Art, Lake Land College, Mattoon, IL
- Jamie Niess Kotewa ’01, Adjunct Faculty (drawing, photography), Millikin University
- Alida Duff Sullivan ’06, Owner, Alida Duff Sullivan Photography and Creative Marketing Specialist, Richland Community College, Decatur, IL
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| 1 p.m. |
Human Services Alumni Panel – Pilling Chapel |
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- Ethan Buege ’10, Social Work Graduate Student, Loyola University, Chicago
- Felicia Gonski ’11, Social Work Graduate Student, Washington University, St. Louis
- Amanda Morse ’09, Behavior Analyst, ABA of Illinois, LLC, Chicago
- Nikki Butler Rotramel ’10, Community Support Specialist, Heritage Behavioral Healthcare, Decatur
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| 2 p.m. |
Communication Alumni Panel – Shilling 315 |
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- Keith Chandler, ’08, Event Coordinator, Grand Canyon University, Phoenix, AZ
- Jodi Cunningham ’08, Web Communications Specialist, ADM, Decatur, IL
- Hugh Sullivan ’06, Videographer, Herald and Review, Decatur, IL
- Morgan Trump ’11, News Producer, WLNS, Lansing, MI
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| 2 p.m. |
Tabor School of Business Alumni Panel – Kirkland Perkinson Gallery |
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"Adapting in an Ever-Changing World"
- Allison Wannemacher Hannam ’01, VP, JP Morgan, Treasury and Securities, Chicago
- Giovanni Pasotto ’04, CEO, Centro Studi Italiani, Urbania, Italy
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| 3 p.m. |
9th Annual ACS Alumni Lecture and Biology Seminar – LTSC 001 |
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"A Life in the Sciences"
- Sid Smith ’76, Director of Brand Integrity, Baxter Healthcare Corporation, Lake Forest, IL (2011 Alumni Merit Award Recipient)
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| 3 p.m. |
Theatre and Dance Workshop - AT Theatre |
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- Workshop Presenter: The Second City Touring Company
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| 4:30 p.m. |
School of Nursing Legacy of the Lamp – Westminster Presbyterian Church |
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Reception and Legacy of the Lamp Ceremony with presentation by the SON Alumnus of the Year:
- Susan Pearman Arp ’83, Certified Family Nurse Practitioner, Paris Family Medical Center, Paris, IL and Kansas, IL
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Saturday, Oct. 8
| 10 a.m.-Noon |
Blue Satellite Press Open House – Blackburn Hall, Ground Floor |
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- Sponsored by the Department of English, Stephen Frech, Chair
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Sunday, Oct. 9
| 12 p.m. |
Theatre and Dance Workshop – AT Theatre, Shilling Hall |
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- Pete Engle ’00, Director Dance Department / Choreography Agent at Clear Talent Group, LA
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Monday, Oct. 10
School of Education Alumni Speakers in Classes
Andrew Larson ’91, Physical Education graduate
Superintendent of Tolono Unity School District, Tolono, Illinois
Krystina (‘Krissy’) Meyer ’08, Elementary Education graduate
2nd grade teacher at Hope Academy in Decatur Public Schools District 61
Rebecca (‘Bekah’) Novak ’10, Elementary Education graduate
6th grade teacher at Dennis Elementary in Decatur Public Schools District 61
Rebecca Swick Wattleworth ’95, Chemistry Education graduate
Chemistry teacher at Warrensburg Latham High School in Warrensburg, Illinois
2011-2012 Illinois State Board of Education Teacher of the Year Finalist
Schedule of Classes
| 9 a.m. |
ED 120 Introduction to Education – Shilling 332 |
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| 9 a.m. |
ED 120 Introduction to Education – Institute C |
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| 9 a.m. |
ED 200 Human Development – Shilling 317 |
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| 10 a.m. |
ED 201 Human Development - Shilling 409 |
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| 11 a.m. |
ED 201 Human Development – Shilling 409 |
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| 1 p.m. |
ED 120 Introduction to Education – Shilling 327 |
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